The process of moving people into the designated sheltering site at Vancouver's CRAB Park has been slow, according to a city official.
RELATED VIDEO: Clean-up has begun at the CRAB Park encampment but there has been push-back from some of those who have been living there. – Mar 26, 2024for temporary sheltering are being welcomed back into a cleaned-up area of the park, which has been designated for sheltering.
Vancouver has reopened the cleaned area and one city official said getting people to move back in has been a “very slow process.” “What we’ve heard from our partners and service providers was that they are being advised not to ,” Singh said. “We’re very disappointed. We are encouraging folks to move back in and we do need to close the the temporary sheltering area.”If some of the registered people do not return to the new designated area, the City of Vancouver will be removing demarcated sheltering sites and will shrink the area as needed.
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